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Worldwide air cargo demand was up by 13% in the first two months of this year, compared with the equivalent period last year, with demand continuing to surge from the Middle East & South Asia (MESA) origins, and tonnages recovering from the normal Lunar New Year (LNY) seasonal dip, analysis by WorldACD Market Data reveals.

China’s air import tonnages dropped sharply in the final few days leading up to the Lunar New Year (LNY) on February 10, along with intra-Asia Pacific traffic, contributing to a 12% fall in overall global tonnages, week on week, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data.  Analysis of week six (February 5-11th) indicates

Global air cargo has yet to see any significant uplift from the recent disruptions to container shipping in the Red Sea, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data, although there is likely to be some conversion of sea freight to air freight in the coming weeks if the disruptions continue. Preliminary figures for the

Global air cargo tonnages stabilised in October close to its levels this time last year, with preliminary full-month tonnage figures for October down just 1% compared to those in October 2022, having tracked last October’s demand patterns closely on a week-by-week basis throughout the month, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data. That difference

Global air cargo tonnages have held firm in the first full week of September, after dropping -3% at the end of August and in the first few days of September, while average rates continue to hover at around the same level they have since mid July – between US$2.26 and $2.29 per kilo, according to

July air cargo demand globally continued the pattern of the previous two months, recording a -5% tonnage decrease worldwide compared with the equivalent month last year and a further small drop (-2%) compared with the previous month, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data. The July figures, based on the two-million monthly transactions

Global air cargo tonnages and rates continued their long-term decline in the first full week of July, with the pace of the fall in chargeable weight picking up again after briefly slowing in June. Figures for week 27 (3 to 9 July) show a -4% decrease in tonnages compared with the previous week, and average

The downward trend in air global cargo tonnages has continued into early June, with average rates also continuing the year-long pattern of slow year-on-year (YoY) decline, according to the latest weekly figures from WorldACD Market Data. Figures for week 22 (29 May to 4 June) show a decrease of -6% in tonnages and -1% in